Ms Palaszczuk has proudly stated her government hired more than 16,000 public servants during its term - compared to the 14,000 axed by the Newman government.

But concerns have been raised the wages bill for the public service is set to balloon out of control, with pay rises locked in for a number of years and the public service overall growing beyond the rate of population growth.

The premier was in Townsville on Tuesday visiting a TAFE to announce an extra $155 million to extend the government's back to work program.

The unemployment rate in the region is 10 per cent, and Labor is keen to shore up the three marginal Labor seats in the area - Townsville, Mundingburra and Thuringowa.

The event was free of any anti-Adani coal mine protesters, after they shadowed Ms Palaszczuk's every move for the first two days of the campaign.

However, she said she wasn't avoiding the public, after going for a walk in Townsville on Monday afternoon, and then again on Tuesday morning.

Indian mining giant Adani has its Australian headquarters in Townsville, however Ms Palaszczuk did not do any media events with them while she was in town.

The premier will continue her week-long blitz of regional Queensland in Cairns.